The Annual REPS Afdis Awards were held this past weekend at the institution. Each year the Reps Afdis Awards are handed in out in recognition of achievement and effort and to reward and encourage excellence, covering all Repertory Players productions staged during the previous year. It was a good night for Musa Saruro who walked [...]
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Theatre Review: Diamonds In His Son’s Grave
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on October 10th, 2012
The most prolific playwright in Zimbabwe, Stephen Chifunyise is back at work again, this time with one called Diamonds In His Son’s Grave. Set in the Manicaland (read diamond) region of Zimbabwe the play is an entertaining and provocative discourse about the tradition and the needs of the present – at least that is what we [...]
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No Comments »Roki And Maneta Encounter To Be Immortalised In Theatre
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on August 15th, 2012
The rivalry between urban groover Roki and socialite Maneta in the Big Brother StarGame this year has been turned into a play. Dubbed Roki and Maneta(Encounter) the play stars Rockford Josphat in a theatrical debut as himself while Maneta will be played by Nothando Nobhengula with Michael Kudakwashe and Chipo Bizure coming in as adjudicators. The tiff [...]
Theatre Review: Comrades
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on July 11th, 2012
Arts Investment Trust chose a very interesting play to debut their production house. A Zimbabwean interpretation August Strindberg’s 1888 play Comrades was always going to be an ask and as a debut the finest actors had to be on show. Strindberg’s work is always about understated humour and the characters have to be as close to real life [...]
August Strindberg’s ‘Comrades’ Debuts At Reps Today
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on July 10th, 2012
A Zimbabwean translation of Swedish playwright August Strindberg comedy Comrades debuts at Reps tonight. The play is the first production from the newly-formed Arts Investment Trust, a trust brought to life by Tawanda Mutero Kanengoni, Patience Gamu Tawengwa and Kudzai Chimbaira. The play features Rutendo Tapiwa Chigudu, Privillage Mutendera, Kevin Hanssen and Leeroy Gono. It is directed [...]
Family Releases Statement Following The Death Of Walter Muparutsa
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on April 13th, 2012
The statement is presented unredacted: The Muparutsa Family announces with sadness the death of Walter Lambert Dehwe Muparutsa, an iconic larger-than-life figure in Zimbabwe’s film and theatre world. Walter succumbed to complications that arose during a blood transfusion process on Thursday night, marking the end of a long and brave fight against non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He [...]
Walter Muparutsa Dies
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on April 13th, 2012
We have received the sad news that prolific director, actor and producer Walter Muparutsa has died. While we are not certain of the cause of his death, Muparutsa had suffered from non-Hodgkins cancer. He died on Thursday night. He was born Walter Lambert Lambert Dehwe Muparutsa on the 23rd of March 1941 and did his education [...]
Robinson Crusoe Theatre Review
Posted by Three Men On a Boat on December 21st, 2011
REPS historically is the centre of Zimbabwe’s theatre universe having been around for a while. It has played host to some amazing performances, most recently being Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat. The Robinson Crusoe pantomime is not one of those performances. The play presented by REPS, was well, at best poor. The classic script which has [...]
